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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'><img width=179 height=117 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D21EF4.3D8278E0" alt="cid:image007.jpg@01D21EF4.3D8278E0"></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'> <u>2<sup>nd</sup> Announcement<o:p></o:p></u></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'> October 5, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><img width=504 height=212 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.png@01D21EF3.82A826F0" alt="cid:image005.png@01D21EF3.82A826F0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>January 12 & 13, 2017 Barley Improvement Conference</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Hacienda Hotel, Old Town, San Diego, CA</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The 41<sup>st</sup> biennial Barley Improvement Conference (BIC) will be held at the Hacienda Hotel in historic Old Town, San Diego, California. The BIC, which was first held in 1946, provides barley researchers, producers, and end-users the opportunity to hear reports on the status of barley research programs and to meet and exchange information and ideas. The BIC is sponsored by AMBA and barley grower organizations, with a <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>registration fee of $260</span></b> to cover non-sponsored costs. <b>Registration instructions will be provided in the 3<sup>rd</sup> announcement.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Thursday, January 12</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>1:30 pm AMBA funded researchers & AMBA members meeting* <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> * </span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Other research collaborators welcome to attend – please let us know</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7- 10 pm Welcome Reception <br><u><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Friday, January 13</span></u> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8:30 – 4:30 pm Technical Program with lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6 pm Hospitality - Tequila Terrace/Old Town Tequila Factory Restaurant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7 pm Banquet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <i>Speaker </i>- <i>Dr. David Ryder, retired, MillerCoors</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A block of rooms is being held at the Hacienda Hotel <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>until December 11, 201</span>6</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. If you reserve your room by this date, you will qualify for the <b><span style='color:blue;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>special Conference rate of $130.00</span></b>, plus taxes & fees, for single or double occupancy. <b>All participants are responsible for making their own lodging reservations and should indicate to the hotel that they are with the “American Malting Barley Association” group.</b> The hotel has parking available at $16 a day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>For hotel reservations</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'> call 619-298-4707</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Best Western Hacienda Hotel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Old Town San Diego<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4041 Harney Street, San Diego, CA 92110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.haciendahotel-oldtown.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://www.haciendahotel-oldtown.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The BIC program is nearing completion and will include the following talks:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The International Barley Hub</span></u></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> - <i>Robbie Waugh, James Hutton Institute, </i></span><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Scotland</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Impact of short-term abiotic stresses on barley and malt quality</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> - <i>Ramamurthy Mahalingam, USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Madison, Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Barley pathogens in the Central Plains</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> – <i><span style='color:black'>Kirk Broders, Colorado State University</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Necrotrophic diseases of barley in the Upper Midwest: We can win for losing</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> - </span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Robert Brueggeman, North Dakota State University<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Opportunities and challenges associated with reintroducing malting barley in non-traditional growing regions</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> – <i>Ashley McFarland, Michigan State University<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Two-row facultative/winter malting barley development: full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> – <i>Pat Hayes, Oregon State University</i></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Stable high quality malt from low moisture environments: Can it be done</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>? – </span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Jamie Sherman, Montana State University<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Minnesota two-row barley breeding - three sheets to the wind</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> – <i>Kevin Smith, University of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Gene expression screening of mutagenized barley for malting quality candidate genes</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> - <i>Kathy Klos, USDA-ARS, Small Grains & Potato Germplasm Research, Aberdeen, Idaho</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>********************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The BIC will precede the 2017 Plant & Animal Genome Conference, January 14-18, at the nearby Town & Country Hotel. The Triticeae Genetics and Genomics Workshop will be scheduled for Saturday, January 14 or Sunday, January 15. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><img border=0 width=214 height=75 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image006.png@01D21EF3.82A826F0" alt="cid:image006.png@01D21EF3.82A826F0"></span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Michael P. Davis, Ph.D.<br> President, American Malting Barley Association, Inc.<br> Executive Secretary, National Barley Improvement Committee<br>740 N. Plankinton Avenue, Suite 830<br>Milwaukee, WI 53203<br>414-272-4640; 414-272-4631 (fax); 414-218-8806 (cell)<br></span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><a href="http://www.ambainc.org/">www.AMBAinc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>